Finnish Defence Forces

combined military forces of Finland
Organization armed_forces Q327042
Finnish Defence Forces
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Summary

Finnish Defence Forces is an armed forces[1]. It draws 9,964 Wikipedia views per month (armed_forces category, ranking #34 of 247).[2]

Key Facts

  • Finnish Defence Forces is located in Helsinki[3].
  • Finnish Defence Forces is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's instance of is recorded as armed forces[5].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's item operated is recorded as aircraft in Finnish military service[6].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's Commons category is recorded as Military of Finland[7].
  • Finnish Defence Forces comprises Finnish Army[8].
  • Finnish Defence Forces comprises Finnish Navy[9].
  • Finnish Defence Forces comprises Finnish Air Force[10].
  • Finnish Defence Forces comprises National Defence University[11].
  • 1918 marks the founding of Finnish Defence Forces[12].
  • Finnish Defence Forces was part of the conflict Finnish Civil War[13].
  • Finnish Defence Forces was part of the conflict First Soviet-Finnish War[14].
  • Finnish Defence Forces was part of the conflict Winter War[15].
  • Finnish Defence Forces was part of the conflict Continuation War[16].
  • Finnish Defence Forces was part of the conflict Lapland War[17].
  • Finnish Defence Forces was part of the conflict Lebanese Civil War[18].
  • Finnish Defence Forces was part of the conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[19].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's parent organization or unit is recorded as Defence Command[20].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's official website is recorded as https://puolustusvoimat.fi/[21].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Military of Finland[22].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+35000'}[23].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's topic has template is recorded as Template:Finnish Defence Forces[24].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's official name is recorded as Puolustusvoimat[25].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's native label is recorded as Suomen puolustusvoimat[26].
  • Finnish Defence Forces's native label is recorded as Finlands försvarsmakt[27].

Body

Founding

1918 marks the founding of Finnish Defence Forces[12].

Identity

Finnish Defence Forces's official name is recorded as Puolustusvoimat[25].

Operations

Finnish Defence Forces's parent organization or unit is recorded as Defence Command[20].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Finnish Defence Forces include Flag Day of the it[28], a flag day in Finland[29], in Finland[30].

Why It Matters

Finnish Defence Forces draws 9,964 Wikipedia views per month (armed_forces category, ranking #34 of 247).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Flag Day of the it[28], a flag day in Finland[29], in Finland[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Miksuko · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → Puolustusvoimat
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Official name: Puolustusvoimat, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275216|batch #275216]]"
  2. 9w ago · Kooma · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Yle topic id → 18-198139
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Yle topic id: 18-198139"
  3. 15w ago · Kooma · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Finland
    Budget → {'amount': '+2659000000'}
    Has parts → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Helsinki
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official podcast: Q140382171"
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